Frederic de garis



(No Model.)

F. DE GARIS. BOTTLE AND APPLIANCE FOR PREVENTING REPILLING 0F SAME.

No. 581,711. Patented May 4,1897.

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\NVENTOR wnmzsszs: AZ M511 ATTORNEY llnrrnn Srarns FREDERIC DE GARIS, OFPATOHOGUE, NEIV YORK.

BOTTLE AND APPLIANCE FOR PR SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersApplication filed October 31, 1895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIO DE GARIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Patchogue, Suffolk county, Long Island, in the State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles andAppliances for Preventing the Refilling of the Same, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof.

The object of my invention is to produce a bottle which it shall bepractically impossible to refill after the original contents have beenremoved without making it evident that the bottle has been tamperedwith, and, furthermore, to keep the cost of construction within suchreasonable limits as to make its manufacture on a commercial scalepracticable. The desired result is accomplished by the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and explained, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which a convenient embodimentof the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the upperpart of a bottle having my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, the direction of sightbeing downward. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig.1, the direction of sight being downward. Fig. 4. is a horizontalsection on the line 4 5 of Fig. 1, the direction of sight being upward.Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 41 5 of Fig. 1, the directionof sight being downward. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but on asmallerscale and showing a slightly different arrangement of some of theparts, other parts being omitted.

The neck A of the bottle may have a round, oval, square, or any otherdesired cross-section. For convenience of description the neck may beconsidered as divided into three sections a, a, and a the sections a anda forming chambers through which the liquid may flow on its way from thebody of the bottle to the mouth-section a of the neck. The inner wallsof the section a flare outwardly and upwardly or are otherwise formedtoafford seats for the parts hereinafter re ferred to, and the inner wallsof the section or chamber a flare outwardly and down- EVENTING REFILLINGOF SAME.

Patent No. 581,711, dated May 4, 1897.

Serial No. 567,462. (No model.)

wardly. The inner walls of the section a may also flare outwardly andupwardly or be otherwise formed as most convenient to form a seat orseats for parts also to be referred to.

The chamber a is separated from the chamber a by a valve B, which opensupward or outward. The valve is arranged to close normally, and for thispurpose is preferably formed of some elastic, resilient, or springymaterial, and for this purpose I have found mica to be the mostsatisfactory, as it has the proper degree of elasticity or resiliencedesired for my purpose and is not affected by liquids. The valve ispreferably formed with an ear I), by means of which it may be secured toits seat, as by cement or otherwise. The valve finds its seat upon anannular shoulder, which is preferably formed by a sleeve or ring 0,preferably of glass, the latter being formed independently of the neckfor convenience in manufacture and secured to its seat in the section aof the neck A in any suitable manner.

I prefer to form in the outer portion of the ring 0 a seat for apacking-ring c, of cork or other suitable material, which will besufficient to hold the ring 0 in place, will make an air-tight joint,and will also afford a proper surface for the fastening of the valve B,as well as to seat the valve. The walls of the aperture through the ringor sleeve 0 flare downwardly, so that the walls of the chamber formed bythe section a and ring 0 incline away from the mouth of the aperture forsome distance, at least when the bottle is horizontal, or nearly so.

To prevent the introduction of any instrument for the purpose oftampering with the valve ]3, the mouth of the bottle may be obstructedby any suitable device which will permit the liquid to flow out. Iprefer to en1- ploy the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or that shown inFig. 0. In the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a disk D, formed to permitliquid to pass near its edge, as by havingits periphery channeled, as at(Z, and having a recess d in its upper side, is seated in the lower partof the section a of the neck A. Above the disk D a sleeve E is securedin the neck, having a transverse Web 6, with an aperture 6 and a flange6 which extends into the recess d of the disk D, but in a manner toleave a clear passage for the liquid which flows outwardly through thechannels d cl and the aperture 6'. The sleeve E may have lugs e to restupon the disk D and hold it in its seat. It will be obvious withoutfurther explanation that it is impossible to introduce a wire or anyother instrument to tamper with the valve B and that the liquid can flowoutward with suflicient freedom. In the construction represented in Fig.6 the channeled disk D is placed within the sleeve E above the aperturedweb.

\Vithin the chamber a is placed a weight F, preferably spherical, and inthe chamber a is placed a weight G, also preferably spherical, saidweights being preferably loose in the chambers and cooperating with thevalve B under certain conditions, as will hereinafter appear. It ispreferable also that the weights should have about the relativeproportions represented, both with respect to each other and to thechambers in which they are placed, although it is not essential. Theweight G may be kept from dropping into the body of the bottle by a barII, which is seated in the section a of the neck A, or by other suitablemeans.

In addition to the parts already referred to I may also employ afloat-valve I, which opens outward and rises to its seat in theapertured diaphragm J when the bottle is inverted, but I do not regardthe use of the float-valve as a practical necessity under ordinaryconditions.

In assembling the parts above referred to the diaphragm J is firstpressed into its seat, (the bottle being already filled with the desiredliquid,) the float-valve I is dropped in, the bar II is pressed intoplace, the weight G is inserted, the ring 0, bearing the valve 13, isseated in the section a, the weight F is dropped in, the disk D isseated in the section a and finally the sleeve E is secured in positionin any suitable manner, as by cementing it in place or by fusing theglass. The ordinary cork stopper may be inserted in the sleeve E.

I will now proceed to describe the functions of the several parts,excepting the obstruction device D E, which has been sufficientlydescribed already.

The valve B normally rests upon its seat and returns to its seat ofitself after it has been moved, and as it can be moved only by pressurefrom within it effectually prevents, when resting against its seat, theentrance of air or liquid into the body of the bottle. In fact, thepassage of anything inward can be effected only by rupturing the valve,and as the valve is clearly visible through the walls of the bottle-necksuch rupture would indicate that the bottle had been tampered with. Ifthe bottle is completely inverted, the valve 13 would be held to itsseat by atmospheric pressure and the passage outward of the containedliquid be prevented. Therefore I have provided the weight G, which,falling against the valve, is sufficient to open it against theatmospheric pressure. If desired, the aperture through the ring 0 may beoval, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, or be otherwise formed toprevent the passage of the weight G without permitting it to prevent theflow of liquid. sition or nearly horizontal, the weight G will be causedto roll away from the valve by the inclined side of the chamber formedby the section a and ring 0. The weight F by reason of the inclined sideof the chamber a will rest against the valve B and insure its closingtightly when the pressure from within is removed, even when the bottleis turned to or slightly beyond a horizontal position. If

the bottle is turned farther vertically and liquid should be forced pastthe valve 13 iiiward, although it is not admitted to be possible, thefloat-valve I will rise to its seat and effectually prevent the entranceof the liquid into the body of the bottle.

\Vhen it is desired to withdraw from the bottle a portion of itsoriginal contents, the bottle is tipped over partly or wholly. Theliquid then unseats the float-valve I, passes through the aperture inthe ring 0, the weight F allowing the valve B to open su'fficiently, butpreventing it from opening too far, and then flows through the channelsd of the disk D and through the aperture 6 of the web 6 and out of themouth of the bottle.

It will be obvious that the details of the construction herein describedmay be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention, andthat the invention accordingly is not to be limited to the preciseconstruction shown, nor to the use of the particular materials hereinreferred to.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination with a bottle having its neckflared upwardly and outwardly, then upwardly and inwardly and thenupwardly and outwardly to form the three sections ad d of a glass ring 0inserted in the neck at the upper end of the chamber a and provided Thenthe bottle is in a horizontal poin the margin of its upper side with anannular groove, a packing-ring within said groove and serving to holdthe glass ring in place, a flap-valve secured at one side to thepackingring and closing downwardly; the packingring thus serving also asa means for attaching the valve, a ball in the chamber cl, and caused bythe integral tapered bore of the section a to rest against and hold thevalve closed when the bottle is in other than its pouring position and abarrier inserted in the section a to prevent access to the valve,substantially as described.

2. The combination with a bottle having a valve in its neck to preventrefilling, of a barrier in the upper end of the neck comprising a disktightly fitting the neck and provided in its upper side with a centraldepression and with peripheral passages, and the tubular cup-like corkor stopper receiving sleeve secured in the upper end of the neck andprovided with depending lugs spacing its lower end from the upper sideof said disk and formed on its bottom with a central depending tubularflange entering the said disk depression, substantially as described.

3. A non-refillable bottle having its neck formed in threeinternally-flared sections a, a, a the middle section a being flareddownwardly and outwardly while the other sections are flared upwardly,an apertured disk in the lower end of section a, a float-ball for saidaperture, a cross-bar above said ball, a glass ring inserted in theupper end of section a and having a downwardly-flared bore and anannular marginal groove in its upper side, a weight-ball above saidcross-bar to work in the flared bore of said ring and unseat the valve,a packing-ring in said annular groove, a flap-valve secured to thepacking-ring and closing downwardly, a weightball in thedownwardly-flared, integral chamber a to close the Valve, and a barrierinserted in the chamber or neck-section a substantially as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 26th day of October, A. D.1895.

FREDERIO DE GARIS.

In presence of,-

WM. B. EATON, JOHN P. TAPPEN.

